UWEC Athletics Hall of Fame
Carly Dus was a four-year starter in volleyball and set the school career record for setting assists with 5,021, averaging 10.5 assists per set. She helped the Blugolds to a share of the conference title as a senior when she was named both All-Conference and AVCA second-team All-American. She was also team captain and team MVP in 2006 and received the team's Hustle Award for the second consecutive year.
The Blugolds were 13-3 in conference play and 60-9 overall during her junior and senior seasons when the team reached the round of 16 in the NCAA tournament each year. They were eliminated in a five-set match against conference rival UW-Whitewater in 2006 and the Warhawks went on to claim the NCAA championship that season.
In addition to her record in assists, Dus also ranks third in career service aces and is among the top 16 in both total blocks and total digs. She played her final two seasons with her sister Abby. The sisters hailed from Renville County West where they helped lead their team to a Minnesota state championship in 2002.
Dus graduated from UWEC in 2007 with a marketing major and advertising minor. She spent five years as a marketing manager, first with BioLawn and then with Concrete Arts. Since 2012, she has been a stay-at-home mother, now with four children. While doing so, in 2015 she founded and is the current owner-operator of Six Notes Clothing, a Christian clothing and accessory company that is sold in almost all 50 states. She also has been actively involved in the ministry of her church, Five Oaks Community Church in Woodbury, Minnesota where she currently serves on the congregation's Governing Board.
She is married to Blugold hockey letterman Steve Dus, who is currently Dean of Students at Northwood Technical College in New Richmond. At the time of her induction, the couple lived in Lakeland Shores, Minnesota with their four children: Rylee (12), Hudson (10), Neala (7) and Cru (3).
